| whittle | vt meraut: he ~d the stick to a fine point, dia meraut kayu itu hingga runcing; he can ~ a piece of wood into a child’s doll in no time, dia boleh meraut seketul kayu sampai menjadi anak patung dlm sekelip mata saja; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whittle | ~ st down, a. shave strips or pieces from wood, stick, etc esp with knife, meraut sst: don’t ~ the stick down too much, jangan terlampau sangat meraut kayu itu; b. reduce the size of st gradually, mengurangkan sst: the freedom of the individual is being ~d down, kebebasan individu sekarang dikurangkan; expenses have been ~d down to a minimum, perbelanjaan telah dikurangkan ke tahap minimum; c. to reduce the importance of or weaken st, melemahkan sst: as a lawyer you must be good at whittling down an opposing argument, sbg peguam, kamu mesti pandai melemahkan hujah-hujah pihak lawan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| whittle | ~ st away, a. shave strips or pieces from wood, stick, etc esp with knife, meraut sst: by whittling away the wood at certain places, he eventually got the shape he wanted, dgn meraut kayu itu pd tempat-tempat tertentu, akhirnya dia mendapat bentuk yg dikehendakinya; b. take st away by degrees so as to reduce to nothing, mengikis sst: over the centuries the power of the king has been gradually ~d away, sejak berkurun-kurun lamanya, kuasa raja dikikis secara beransur-ansur; c. reduce st in amount gradually, menyusutkan sst: hospital and medical expenses have ~d away his savings, perbelanjaan perubatannya telah menyusutkan simpanannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sharpen | vt 1. cause to become sharp, a. (knife, razor, etc) menajamkan, mengasah, mengilir: to ~ the knives, menajamkan pisau; b. (pencil, stick, etc) meraut, menajamkan, mengasah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |